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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH MAY, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
1881.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
Saturday, 14th
9 30.16 78.0
Noon 30.16 79.0 80.0
76.5 73.0
b.c.
73.0 78.0 74.0
b.c.
May.
3
30.10 | 80.0
78.5 74.5
b.c.
30.00 81.0
30.00 82.0 82.0 72.0 81.0 78.0 E
29.98 82.0
81.5 80.0E
79.5 77.0 E
1
b.c.
2
b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
Sunday,
9
30.11 79.0
77.5 74.5
b.c.
29.95 81.0
...
15th
Noon
30.09 82.0 83.0 75.0 81.075.0
b.c.
29.96 83.0 84.0
79.578.0 E
74.081,5 79.0] W
b.c.
...
1 b.c.
0.00
May.
3
30.02 82.0
81,0 75.5
b.c.
29.91 84.0
---
83.0 80.0 SW
2
g.l.t.
Monday,
9
30.03 80.0
79.0 76.0
16th
Noon
30.03 80.0 85.0 75.0 77.5 75.0
May.
3
30.01 80.0
79.0 74.0
Tuesday,
17th
May.
9
30.00 77.5
76.0: 74.0
Noon 29.99 80.5 81.0:75.0
79.0 76.0
3
29.94 83.0
81.5 77.0
...
Wednesday,
18th
9
29.97.83.5
Noon
29.97: 85.0 86.0
82.0 76.0
77.5 84.0 79.0
May.
3
29.93 86.0
|85.0 ||
79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.90 82.0
80.5 79.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
...
b.c.
29.90 82.0 84.0
74.0 80.0 79.0 Calm
0
b.c.p. 0.14
O.C.
29.90 81.0
78.0 78.0 Calm
0 O.T.
པ་
...
0.c.r.
29.86 81.0
76.0 76.0 E
1
o.r.
b.c.
29.87 82.0 81.0
74.0 81.0 80.0 E
1
b.c.m. 1.28
b.c.
29.84 84.0
83.0 80.0 S
2
g.
---
b.c.
29.84 84.0
83.0 80.0 SW
...
...
b.c.
29.85 85.0 85.0 76.0 84.0 81.0 SW
b.c.
29.83 86.0
86.0 82.0 SW
2 2 2
Thursday, 9
30.01 84.0
83.0 78.5
b.c.q.
29.87 85.0
82.5 80.0 S
19th
May.
Noon
30.01 86.0 87.0 79.5 85.0 80.0
b.c.
29.87 85.0 86.0
78.0 84.0 81.0 S
3
3
3
29.97 86.0
85.0 80.0
b.c.
29.85 84.0
84.0 82.0 SE
co co co
b.c.m.
b.c. 0.06
b.c.
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
...
3
b.c.m.
Friday, 20th
May,
9
30.09 82.0:
81.0 77.0
b.c.
29.94 84.0
84.0 82.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
Noon 30.09 86.0 87.0 79.0 85.0 79.0
b.c.
29.92 86.0 86.0
77.0 85.0 82.5 SW
2
b.c. -
0.00
3
30.05 88.0
86.5
79.0
b.c.
29.90 87.0
85.5 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
...
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET..
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.98 78.0
78.0 74.0 NE
2
14th
Noon 29.99 78.5 79.5 72.5 78.5 74.5 NE
3
May.
3 29.93 78.0
76.0 73.0 ENE
00 00 13
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.v.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
28.35 71.0
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
70.0 69.0 SE
28.36 73.0 73.0 67.0 72.0 70.0 SE
28.30 75.0
WINDS
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Māryāup sojou! UI
previous 24 hours,
74.0 72.0 S
2 2 2
Sunday,
15th
May.
9 29.93 79.0 -
81.0 76.0 Calm 0
b.c.
28.30 71.0
71.0 70.0 SE
Noon
3
29.93 81.0 83.0 74.0 83.0.78.0: SW 29.86 82.0
2 b.c.
0.00
82.0 77.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.29 73.0 73.0 | 69.0 72.0 71.0 S 71.0 70.0S 28.21 72.0
224
o.p.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
0.0.
:
Monday,
16th
May.
Tuesday,
17th
May.
Wednesday, 18th
May.
Thursday,
19th
May.
Friday.
20th
9
29.87 80.0
84.0 80.0 ENE
1
b.c.
28.20 72.0
72.0 71.0 SW
Noon
29.87 81.0 85.0 77.0 79.0 77.0 Calm
0
b.c.
0.03
3
29.84 80.0
73.0 73.0 Calm
0
g.p.
28.19 72.0 72.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 SW 28.14 71.0
71:0 71.0 SW
2 2 3
O.C.
O.C.
0.10
o.c.r.
:
9
29.83: 78.0
76.0 74.0 SSW
9
Noon
3 29.76 84.0
29.8180.0
Noon 29.83 80.0 81.0 74.0 80.0 77.0: SW
79.0 75.0 WSW 3 29.78.81.0
83.0 80.0 WSW
1 0.1.
1 C.
3 C.
28.24 70.0
70.0 70.0 S
4 O.C.r.
***
0.45
1 b.c.
28.19 74.0
28.23 73.0 73.0 69.0 73.0 72.0 S 71.0 71.0 S 28.21 71.0
73.0 73.0 S
45
0.0.
1.85
O.C.
5
o.f.
...
29.82 83.0 85.0.76.0
84.0 81.0 SW
1 b.c. 0.00
84.0 78.0 SE
༞།
b.c.
28.19 74.0 74,0 | 70.0 | 73.0 73.0 SSW 73.0 73.0 SSW 28.14 74.0
4 O.C.
0.00
5
O.C.
9
29.84 81.5.
81.0 78.0|S
4
b.c.
28.22 74.0!
73.0 73.0 S
4 o.f.
...
Noon 29.84 82.5 85.0 76.0 82.0 78.5 S
5
b.c.
0.00 28.21 74.0 74.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 S
:སེ
4
O.C. 0.00
3
29.81-82.5
81.0 78.5 S
3
! b.c.
28.17 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
4
O.C.
:
9
29.92 82.5
82.0 79.0 SE
1
b.c.
28.2974.0
May.
Noon 29.92 83.5 84.5 78.0, 84.0 79.0 SW
3 29.88 84.5
3
84.0 79.5 SW
b.c.v. 0.00
1 b.c.v.
...
73.0 73.0 S 28.29 75.0 75.0 72.0 75.0 75.0 S 75.0 75.0 S 28.2576.0
3
O.C.
2 O.C. 0.00
2 O.C.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; e. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain ; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; i. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u, ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE:—A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regard« a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship,
12
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gule Storm
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth-
water...
3 to 4 15 to 6
Royals. &c..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ........
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
0
2
10
11
above 80
12
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